Mt. Ellen

At just over 11,500 feet, Mt. Ellen is the highest point in the Henrys.  Mt. Ellen is not, however, much of a point.  It is more of a long north-south ridge with a series of small humps.  It is my opinion that the tallest of these humps is towards the north end of the ridge.  It is also my opinion that the entire summit ridge is a pile of ankle twisting loose rock.  Between rock pile, the long approach, and the howling wind, we were ready to turn around at the south summit.  A traverse of the entire summit ridge will await another day.